Selection of notable quotes from FIFA's Blatter

File - FIFA's president Sepp Blatter watches a Euro 2012 Group D qualifying soccer match between Romania and France at the National Arena of Bucharest, in this file photo Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. With several top footballers facing allegations of hurling racial abuse at opponents on the pitch, FIFA President Sepp Blatter sparked an angry reaction on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011, by suggesting that players involved in such incidents could settle the matter with a simple handshake. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis, file)
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File - FIFA's president Sepp Blatter watches a Euro 2012 Group D qualifying soccer match between Romania and France at the National Arena of Bucharest, in this file photo Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. With several top footballers facing allegations of hurling racial abuse at opponents on the pitch, FIFA President Sepp Blatter sparked an angry reaction on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011, by suggesting that players involved in such incidents could settle the matter with a simple handshake. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis, file)
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"On the field of play, I deny that there is racism. If you had a confrontation during the match, you shake hands, and when the game is over, it is over." - Blatter in television interview Wednesday on racism in soccer.

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"Crisis? What is a crisis? Football is not in a crisis." - Blatter at news conference in May amid FIFA's worst corruption scandal.

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"If this had happened in let's say Latin countries then I think he would have been applauded." - Blatter in 2010 on allegations that England captain John Terry had an affair with teammate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend.

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"Let's get women to play in different and more feminine garb than the men. ... in tighter shorts for example." - Blatter on women's soccer clothing in 2004.

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"I would say they should refrain from any sexual activities." - Blatter on fact that homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, posing problems for gay visitors during the 2022 World Cup.